Category Archives: Lake 88.1 News

Great Velocity: Brooke Vaults Up the Standings with Second Place Finish at Evian Major Championship
Smiths Falls' Brooke Henderson, showcased her remarkable skills at the Evian Championship, finishing an impressive 6 strokes off the pace set by Celine Boutier, who emerged as the champion. This achie...
Bob Perreault Aug 01, 2023 Photo: X, @BrookeHenderson

Smiths Falls Hears First Confederation Bridge Update in Weeks
Smiths Falls council heard their first official update regarding the Confederation Bridge project since early April, when the design phase began. Director of Public Works Paul McMunn briefly filled th...
88.1 myFM News Aug 01, 2023

Innovative Approach Keeps Recycling tossed at Stewart Park Festival out of Landfills
Overflowing garbage cans filled with items that could easily be recycled or composted are a common site at local festivals. During the Stewart Park Festival, Climate Network Lanark took a proactive ap...
Bob Perreault Aug 01, 2023

Gananoque Lions make Camp Merrywood a Better Place Through Special Donation
The Gananoque Lions Club's thoughtful gift of a specialized water ramp has made Big Rideau Lake more accessible to summer campers at Camp Merrywood. The Camp, established in 1948 on the Big Rideau bet...
Bob Perreault Aug 01, 2023

Danger to our Trees: Oak Wilt is in Ontario
Oak Wilt can kill a tree in as little as two weeks The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is raising concerns about an invasive pathogen that has arrived in Canada. Invasive Species Centre's Madison S...
Bob Perreault Aug 01, 2023

Charges Laid in Smiths Falls Fire - Police Allege Arson
An arrest has been made in Sunday's fire in Smiths Falls. Smiths Falls Police confimred they arrested a suspect involed in the 66 Main Street East fire and they remain in custody. They didn't include ...
Bob Perreault Aug 01, 2023

In Focus - Suzanne Rintoul and Pauline Fitchette from PEP Therapeutic Centre
Welcome Suzanne Rintoul and Pauline Fitchette from PEP Therapeutic Centre who tell us all about their Community Centre Without Walls Program for local seniors.
88.1 myFM News Jul 31, 2023

Smiths Falls Deputy Police Chief Speaks Out on Landmark Guilty Plea in Local Femicide
Smiths Falls Deputy Police Chief Jodi Empey spoke to the second-degree murder guilty plea of Kevin Ramage, who killed his partner and mother of four Chantal Lebrun at the latest police services board ...
88.1 myFM News Jul 31, 2023

Update on the Seven Gifts Reconciliation Effort in Mississippi Mills
Celebrated carver Nish Nabie is involved in creating wooden totem representations of the Seven Grandfather Teachings that will be bronzed and mounted on marble pillars in Almonte's Riverfront Park thi...
Bob Perreault Jul 31, 2023

Lanark County Unites in an Ambitious Bid to Curb Speeding-Related Fatalities and Collisions
In the ongoing battle against road fatalities in Ontario, Lanark County takes a decisive stand by tackling one of the leading causes - speeding. With speeding ranking among the top four factors contri...
Bob Perreault Jul 31, 2023
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